Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Brave Writing As writers, I believe we’re called to not only tell a rollicking good story but also to use our narrative, our characters, and our gifts to inspire. Our readers ought to feel better, be better, and live better because they felt our words and took them to heart. The world should be a…
Writers are entertainers who perform on pages rather than stage or screen I originally started this article by stating that I’ve been a published author for over forty years. I’ve been a writer, however, my whole life—there were just times when I didn’t write. It’s easy to get caught up in the artistic side of…
The idea for An Unexpected Christmas Gift (my latest novel) came to me because my hubby and I owned a bed and breakfast. When I remember how the story of our B&B journey began, it is actually quite humorous. Some of you may have read my first novel, Early Birds. In it, I talked about…
The Counting Tree by Jennifer Arrington In June of 2019, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. There was no family history; my only risk factor was being female. I was about to start a new job, and then everything happened at once: I underwent a lumpectomy, intraoperative radiation, and started hormone blockers. It ended up…
Happy Fall! It’s been a bit since I’ve been here and it sure isn’t for a lack of trying. First things first. If you read this in time, tonight I’ll be over at Maria’s Muses participating in Game Night. Last month I hosted and it was so much fun. This month I have a game…
Where do you get your ideas for your books? The ideas come from different areas. In two I wrote, setting played a heavy role. However, in the Treasured Lives series, the concept came from people I loved and the hard times they lived through. Tangled Lives concludes the Treasured Lives series and was the most…